"Commander Yang, please don't push me too much." Xiao En stood up and bowed his head in the tent. "If we have to fight, I am willing to lead the charge and climb the wall, but I don't need Zhang Erguan to risk the efforts of his family... After all, I am to blame for the current situation. If I hadn't easily taken the troops from the county and left, how could the Hong bandits easily occupy the city? Besides, I am the magistrate of Yanggu County, and I have the responsibility to defend the land. How can I let the people below go to the battlefield before me?"
Yang Yizhong was stunned on the spot.
Moreover, not to mention Yang Yi's success, even the generals below were all stunned. The more meticulous Li Kui was secretly moved in his heart, not knowing whether to praise Xiao En for his loyalty or scold him for being too honest...
You have to know that Zhang Erguan is a typical tyrant and a wealthy businessman. On the one hand, he has a huge influence and can be called a ruthless local snake. On the other hand, he has the temperament of a rogue in the market and is as slippery as a loach. How could he be fooled by his words? At first, I thought that the sentence "Xiao Zhixian abandoned us" was just a random statement, but now I know that this guy took advantage of Xiao En's personality and did it on purpose.
To put it bluntly, based on this behavior, if Li Kui were the county magistrate, he would probably have wiped out the Zhang family right away. How could he have allowed this guy to have the best of both worlds?
But on second thought, Xiao En is, after all, a loyal and reasonable man. In this kind of world, people respect him. It's a pity that he didn't make any friends with him when he was working under Zhang Rong.
In fact, Li Kui was not the only one who thought so. The reason why there was silence in the tent for a while was that everyone from Yang Yi Zhong to Bing Guan Suo Li Bao and Po Li San Li Bao felt that this man was irritating and ridiculous, but at the same time they secretly respected him and were unwilling to say anything serious.
However, if there is obviously someone who can act as an insider, why bother to climb the wall at the risk of one's life?
Since ancient times, the first to climb the mountain is considered brave. Why?
Die quickly!
When he thought of this, Li Kui couldn't help but want to pull Xiao En out of the tent and tell him everything in private.
Of course, it must be said that Zhang Maode was a meticulous man after all. Seeing that the situation was at a stalemate and the officers above and on his left looked at him coldly, he knew that he had to "step forward" to share the worries of the royal army and save the commanders from being embarrassed.
However, at this awkward moment, someone suddenly spoke out from the door outside the tent:
"What County Magistrate Xiao said is right. I agree with him... Not only that, the government always puts the people under its rule first. If the people of Yanggu County can be saved, even if there are a few inappropriate things, I think the government will be relieved."
Zhang Maode and County Magistrate Xiao were still at a loss, but Yang Yizhong, Li Kui, and the two Li Baos all stood up. Yang Yizhong, who was in the lead, changed his previous sullen expression and smiled slightly:
"Why is Wanqi Yushi here?"
"Commander Yang, the three Commanders Li, and Magistrate Xiao." The Imperial Censor Wanqi Xie flashed out from outside the tent and smiled at them. "I was originally with General Yue in Pingyin, and then went to Zhang Zhenfu's place in Pingyin. Then I heard that there was a man here, so I couldn't help but come here specially..."
The rest of the guys were fine, but Yang Yizhong's heart was slightly moved when he heard the words. He then took a step forward, dragged the other party out of the tent, and did not come back until a full incense stick of time had passed.
After returning, several commanders knew that the two important figures who would be used in the presence of the emperor had made a decision, so they stood in silence. Zhang Maode also knew how serious the situation was, so he knelt on the ground and did not dare to look up. However, Xiao En was still a little confused.
"County Magistrate Xiao, I'm the Attending Censor of the Palace, commonly known as the Censor. I'm now inspecting the front troops of General Yue's imperial camp, also known as the so-called military supervisor. I just came from General Zhang, the pacification chief, and got his promise to handle the affairs north of the Ji River. I hope you will be considerate." Wanqi Xie returned to the tent and was not in a hurry to talk to Zhang Maode. Instead, he introduced him to Xiao En first.
Although Xiao En didn't understand those messy tricks, he couldn't resist the other party's easy-to-understand explanation. He was an imperial censor and a military supervisor, and he had the permission of his own leader. How could he dare to be so arrogant? He quickly bowed and saluted:
"If that's the case, I'm willing to follow the censor's orders."
Wanqi Xie nodded slightly, then looked at the person on the ground, but he was not in a hurry, and calmly ordered: "Zhang Erguan, right? Go back and tell that Hong Xianggong that Wanqi Xie, the Palace Censor who was appointed with him in the past, is here. For the sake of our past relationship, I am not incapable of persuading General Yang to give him a way to survive, but he must see the situation clearly and not have unreasonable expectations... If he really wants to survive, he can personally climb over the city wall from your herbal medicine shop at three o'clock tonight and come to see me at the west wall of the city. Only he and you, the middleman, can do this... Apart from this, there is no other way, and if he hesitates, I will not talk to him again."
When Zhang Maode heard this, he knew that he had met another powerful person, so he just kowtowed hurriedly, said nothing, and hurried back to the city with his head down.
It was a hot day as usual. At three o'clock in the night, the summer breeze was blowing, the moon was half risen, and the Milky Way was half visible. Wanqi Xie, who had slept in advance, got up calmly, washed his face and drank water. After waiting for a long time, he took Zhai Biao and several other members of the neat squad arranged by Yang Yizhong and went straight to the west city.
When they arrived at the area of the city wall facing Zhang's herbal medicine shop, they saw that there were no patrolling soldiers on the wall, but two people were standing cowering in the shadows below the city.
When the two saw Wanqi Xie coming, they stepped forward cautiously and revealed their figures. They were none other than the Prime Minister of Great Qi, Hong Ya, and the tyrant of Yanggu, Zhang Maode, Zhang Erguan.
When Wanqi Xie saw the two of them, he ignored Zhang Maode and just smiled proudly at Hong Ya with his hands behind his back: "Mr. Hong, we were appointed in the same palace. You were appointed as the magistrate and I stayed in the Privy Council. Who would have thought that in just one year, I was promoted to the position of Imperial Censor in the Palace, while you were already appointed as the Prime Minister... According to what the emperor said, a person's achievement depends not only on his talent and learning, but also on his luck!"
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